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- April 1998
- Case
Jim Lyons and GenRad
Lyons, currently CEO of Harry Gray Associates, a consulting and investment firm, had just been approached by an executive recruiter representing GenRad, a 78-year-old electronics company headquartered in Concord, MA. The company, which manufactured integrated software... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
Zschau, Ed, and Matt Verlinden. "Jim Lyons and GenRad." Harvard Business School Case 698-095, April 1998.
- January 6, 2012
- Article
Is Sustainability Now the Key to Corporate Success?
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
Keywords: Success
Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "Is Sustainability Now the Key to Corporate Success?" The Guardian (January 6, 2012).
- February 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Working Yourself Out of a Job (B)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Working Yourself Out of a Job (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-043, February 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- 2008
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Interview with Reuben Mark, Chairman & CEO, Colgate Palmolive Co.
By: Joseph L. Bower
- December 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Compilation
"Doer's Profile" Donald John Trump (1946-)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Laura L. Nash
Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. View Details
Keywords: Success
Stevenson, Howard H., and Laura L. Nash. "Doer's Profile" Donald John Trump (1946-). Harvard Business School Compilation 802-137, December 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- February 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Working Yourself Out of a Job (D)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Working Yourself Out of a Job (D)." Harvard Business School Case 897-146, February 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- March 8, 2004
- Article
Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough"
By: Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson
Keywords: Success
Nash, Laura, and Howard Stevenson. Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough". Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (March 8, 2004).
- October 1984
- Teaching Note
NIKE (E1): The Announcement, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-385-034). View Details
- November 2016 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Lynda Bussgang's Stages
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Lynda Bussgang is getting ready for her 25th Harvard College reunion and for the first time she is actually looking forward to it. Unlike some of her classmates she has charted her own course to happiness. This path took her from musical theater, to non-profit work to... View Details
DeLong, Thomas J., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lynda Bussgang's Stages." Harvard Business School Case 417-034, November 2016. (Revised April 2025.)
- October 1997 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The
The Washington Post is now headed up by its fourth family member in three generations. The Graham family has somehow transcended the problems and pitfalls that overtake so many family-owned and operated businesses. View Details
Barnes, Louis B. "Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 498-031, October 1997. (Revised July 1998.)
- March 2004
- Article
How to Negotiate Successfully Online
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Eric Wilson
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Eric Wilson. "How to Negotiate Successfully Online." Negotiation 7, no. 3 (March 2004): 7–9.
- 2003
- Case
Negotiating for Results
By: James K. Sebenius, Michael A. Wheeler, Danny Ertel, Deborah M. Kolb, Judith Williams, Ron Fortgang and David Lax
- 31 Jan 2003
- Keynote Speech
Business Ethics as a Cornerstone of Success." Keynote speaker. "Finance, Law, and Communications/IR Committees
By: Lynn S. Paine
- Research Summary
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details
- December 2001
- Compilation
"Doer's Profile" Katherine Graham (1917-2001)
By: Laura L. Nash and Howard H. Stevenson
Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. View Details
Nash, Laura L., and Howard H. Stevenson. "Doer's Profile" Katherine Graham (1917-2001). Harvard Business School Compilation 802-136, December 2001.
- February 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Working Yourself Out of a Job (C)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Working Yourself Out of a Job (C)." Harvard Business School Case 897-044, February 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Working Yourself Out of a Job (A)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Working Yourself Out of a Job (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-042, February 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- 1985
- Article
Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Organization Evolution
By: Michael Tushman, B. Virany and E. Romanelli
Tushman, Michael, B. Virany, and E. Romanelli. "Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Organization Evolution." Technology in Society 7 (1985): 297–314.
- Fall 2021
- Article
When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms
By: Josh Lerner and Diana Noble
Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Diana Noble. "When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms." Journal of Alternative Investments 24, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 9–30.
- April 2023
- Technical Note
Venture Capital Firms: What Drives Success?
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
With the rapid growth of venture capital (“VC”) in recent decades, we might wonder: who succeeds at VC and why? This is a complicated question, as many factors come into play. VC partnerships are comprised of individual investors with varying backgrounds, experiences,... View Details
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Venture Capital Firms: What Drives Success?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 823-115, April 2023.